Cops rescue suicidal man in Troy

TROY- An officer was almost pulled to his death Saturday while trying to stop a suicidal man from jumping out an apartment window on the fifth floor of the O’Neil Apartments.

Police received a call at 9:20 a.m. from a woman saying her estranged husband told her over the phone that he was going to the roof of the apartment complex where he lived and jump to “end it all,” according to a police report in file at the Troy Police Department.

Officers searched but found no one on the roof. Police gained access to the man’s apartment where they found him sitting outside his window ready to jump, according to the report.

Officers Craig Faby and Anthony Conyers and Fire Department Capt. Tom Miter tried to talk the man out of it, but he “was very despondent,” according to the report.

Suddenly, the man said “It’s over. Thanks for trying” and tried to jump.

Faby grabbed him by his belt and was pulled out the window. The responding officer then grabbed Faby by the belt and Miter in turn grabbed that officerl by the belt.

Together, they were able to pull the man back inside, according to the report.

No one was injured and the man was taken to a hospital psychiatric ward for evaluation, according to the report.